VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING PRE-WARNING FEATURES FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A DATA COMMUNICATIONS BUS AND RELATED METHODS
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Abstract
A vehicle security system for a vehicle of a type including a vehicle data communications bus connected to a plurality of vehicle devices may include at least one vehicle security sensor interfacing with the vehicle data communications bus for generating a pre-warning signal or an alarm signal, depending upon a sensed threat level. The vehicle security system may also include an alarm indicator and a vehicle security controller. The vehicle security controller may interface with the vehicle data communications bus for causing the alarm indicator to generate a pre-warning indication based upon the pre-warning signal, or for causing the alarm indicator to generate an alarm indication based upon the alarm signal.
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41. A vehicle security method for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, the method comprising:
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sensing a threat level at the vehicle using at least one vehicle security sensor and generating a pre-warning signal or an alarm signal depending upon the sensed threat level; and generating a pre-warning indication based upon the pre-warning signal or generating an alarm indication based upon the alarm signal using a vehicle security controller cooperating with the at least one vehicle security sensor; the vehicle security controller being enabled to communicate via the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle using a desired set of signals for a corresponding desired vehicle from a plurality of sets of signals for different vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A vehicle security method for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, the method comprising:
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sensing a threat level at the vehicle using at least one vehicle security sensor and generating a pre-warning signal or an alarm signal depending upon the sensed threat level; and generating a pre-warning indication based upon the pre-warning signal or generating an alarm indication based upon the alarm signal using a vehicle security controller cooperating with the at least one vehicle security sensor; the at least one vehicle sensor being enabled to communicate via the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle using a desired set of signals for a corresponding desired vehicle from a plurality of sets of signals for different vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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